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Rabbi David Cooper (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Rabbi David J. Cooper

David J. Cooper is rabbi emeritus and co-founder of Kehilla Community Synagogue in Piedmont.

Bay Area Rabbi David Cooper protests on Jan. 23 with interfaith clergy in Minneapolis where Target’s international headquarters is located, demanding that the retailer keep federal immigration agents out of its parking lots and stores. (Courtesy)
Posted inLocal Voice

As a rabbi, I couldn’t stand idly by while Minnesota bled

Rabbi David Cooper (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Rabbi David J. Cooper January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

What would have happened if after Kristallnacht, or when Jews were being rounded up for the concentration camps, the Berlin community united and came out in large numbers and peacefully […]

the three sit on the ground
Posted inLocal Voice

Telling harsh truths about the occupation is not antisemitic

Rabbi David Cooper (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Rabbi David J. Cooper October 2, 2023October 2, 2023
the three sit on the ground
Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion

Why I helped build a ‘freedom camp’ in the West Bank

Rabbi David Cooper (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Rabbi David J. Cooper June 7, 2017June 7, 2017
the back of a t-shirt says "another jew who supports bds"
Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion

I am a rabbi — but it may now be illegal for me to visit Israel

Rabbi David Cooper (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Rabbi David J. Cooper March 10, 2017March 10, 2017
A meeting of the United Nations Security Council / Wikimedia Commons
Posted inIsrael, Local Voice, Opinion

UN Resolution 2334, my Hanukkah present

Rabbi David Cooper (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Rabbi David J. Cooper January 6, 2017
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life

celebrations | Times certainly have changed since my bar mitzvah

Rabbi David Cooper (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Rabbi David J. Cooper September 5, 2014January 25, 2017
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Posted inUncategorized

Two Views | Being a friend to the Jewish state means criticizing wrong-headed actions

Rabbi David Cooper (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Rabbi David J. Cooper December 7, 2012December 29, 2016
Posted inOpinion

Heckling has no place in the Year of Civil Discourse

Rabbi David Cooper (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Rabbi David J. Cooper December 3, 2010December 29, 2016

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